Fort Payne News

Former state Sen. Lowell Barron speaks with a well-wisher following a press conference in Fort Payne.

Montgomery lawyer Joe Espy and former state Sen. Lowell Barron arrive at a press conference in Fort Payne last month following Barron's indictment on state ethics and campaign finance charges.

Police in Gadsden and Fort Payne are investigating a high speed chase that extended across two counties and injured a policeman Saturday night.

Police in Fort Payne say a district attorney's investigator has been charged with drunken driving after a witness saw his car hit a guardrail on Interstate 59.

Fort Payne Assistant Police Chief Ronnie Warren confirms officers arrested Gary Williams for DUI.

Saturday, May 11 Fort Payne Methodist Church "Light Our World" 5K run is scheduled for 8 a.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m. in the parking lot.

A Cedar Bluff man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Cherokee County Road 75 Thursday evening, May 9. The accident occurred around 8:45 p.m. approximately five miles north of Cedar Bluff near Harton's Store.

The Crimson Caravan continues to roll throughout the country. Tuesday he was in Huntsville, Thursday he was in Fort Payne.

A Fort Payne man was arrested Tuesday at a driver's license checkpoint being conducted by three local law enforcement agencies after drug paraphernalia fell from his pants, said DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris.

HOUSTON COUNTY: The entire Houston County Commission and Houston County Commission Chairman Mark Culver will be interviewing the 2 finalists for Dothan - Houston County Emergency Management Director.

According to Bill Armistead with the Alabama Republican Party , the GOP has shown strength, courage and demonstrated quality of life legislation in its current session as promised.

Dade County Animal Hospital, Dade's one veterinary practice, is busier and busier these days, so much so that a third veterinarian has now joined the staff.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Today the Mark Culver/Sherri Thompson "elite team" met and interviewed 5 candidates for Dothan - Houston County Emergency Management Director.

Best-selling author Homer Hickam of Huntsville, best known for his book "Rocket Boys," will speak in DeKalb County May 10 in conjunction with the presentation of an award in a writing contest he helped judge.

Sarah Horner scored two goals and Susie Barriault scored one. Assists were by Leah Roberts, Haley Patterson and Amber Hicks.

Former Alabama Sen. Lowell Barron tees off at the Regions Charity Classic CGI Pro-Am golf tournament held at Ross Bridge Golf Resort in Hoover, Alabama Thursday May 13, 2010.